Overview
- The High Qualification Collegium of Judges granted consent to open a criminal case for alleged receipt of an especially large bribe under Article 290(6) of the Criminal Code.
- Investigators allege Voitlev took 2.5 million rubles through an intermediary to influence court actions, and the payer later complained to the FSB after receiving a conviction.
- Voitlev did not attend the collegium hearing, ceased responding to officials, invoked Article 51 during questioning, and allegedly messaged an investigator admitting receipt of 2 million rubles.
- Investigative Committee chairman Alexander Bastrykin submitted the request that triggered the collegium’s approval.
- The collegium is holding a four-day session reviewing actions involving six current or former judges, including matters tied to Olga Petrova, Muhamed Tembotov, Valery Kozlov, Valery Tarasov, Karine Golikova and Vyacheslav Kruglov.